Stories

Youth Empowered Society (YES) works tirelessly to address the crisis of youth homelessness in Baltimore City, striving for the city’s youth to have access to proper services that allow them to change their lives for the better. They reached out to Community Law Center for assistance with lease negotiations at a critical time. CLC also provided board training and helped YES through nonprofit compliance matters. 

Edna Manns-Lake of Fayette Street Outreach was, for decades, a tireless advocate for her West Baltimore community.  She reached out to Community Law Center to help her group became a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and to explore how the law could help them to reach their goals. At the time, drug dealers controlled “The Corner” (made …

Bmore NOMA, a local chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects, wanted to bring their mission of fostering justice and equity through design to the Baltimore area. They strive to engage architects of color and support under-represented groups in the industry.  Bmore NOMA came to Community Law Center for legal assistance to get 501(c)(6) …